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Alvin and Ruby Roberts of Independence celebrated their 85th birthdays on Sept. 25 and Sept. 10. A birthday party was given Sept. 15 in their honor by family members. The couple has been married 65 years.

Krysta Lynette Webster and Jonathan Rupert Fink were united in marriage May 19 by Professor James Rupert Fink, father of the groom, at 6 p.m. at The Osbornes in Florence, S.C., in front of 135 family members, friends, and guests.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Ronald Webster of Dillon, S.C. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ray Carter, also of Dillon and the late John Darwin and Elizabeth Webster of Dillon.

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District Court

These sentences were recorded in June in the Galax General District Court office, Galax. Sentences may be appealed:

The members of the Galax Volunteer Fire Department take their motto to heart.
“Pride in Our Past, Dedicated to the Future” is emblazoned on signs and trucks, but it’s more than words.
As for the pride in the past, firefighters speak reverently of those who came before, building the organization from a bucket brigade to a fire company in 1912, after much of the city’s wood buildings were destroyed by fire.

MAX MEADOWS –– For all but 35 seconds of the second half, Galax kept the potent Fort Chiswell offense out the end zone. The final 34 ticks of the clock, though, more than made up for the Pioneers’ second-half offensive shortcomings.

Galax was just moments away from pulling off a huge Mountain Empire District road win, but Fort Chiswell scored twice in the final 34 seconds and used a two-point conversion with no time on the clock to score a miraculous 37-36 win over the Maroon Tide at C.F. McKinney Stadium.

Virginia students and parents now have a new source of information about the potential economic value of a college degree.
It’s long been clear that higher education translates into higher income. But how much difference does it make which school you choose? And which major?
Potential answers to those questions are now available online.
A huge database that went online Oct. 4 reveals wages earned by recent Virginia college graduates, broken down by school and major.
A few samples of what you can learn:

HILLSVILLE — Carroll County Circuit Court officials have released several unsealed indictments, relating to either illegal drug or sexual assault charges.
An indictment is a formal charge obtained in the judicial process, not a finding of guilt.
The court typically seals charges prior to the people named in them being served with warrants.
Those named in this batch of indictments include:
• Joseph Lee Moore Sr., 60, forcible sodomy (four counts)